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STEELYARD WEIGHT

Unique ID: SF226

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Biconical lead steelyard weight with remains of iron suspension loop.

Notes:

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Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1996

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Secondary material: Iron

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK HENLEY

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 24 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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